A deeper examination of the unemployment data shows the disappointing reality that African American unemployment rates remained level, at 13.8 percent. Meanwhile, White unemployment rates fell to 6.8 percent and the rate for White men dropped to 6.3 percent. Read the complete article
F. Scott Fitzgerald got it right when he said the rich are different. We are witnessing that in the sequester fiasco and we heard it in another form last week when Attorney General Eric H. Holder offered an asinine reason for not prosecuting bankers/gangsters known as banksters. Read the complete article
Even after the White House and Congress stagger to reach a last-minute deal to avert yet another budget crisis, there is a fundamental difference in approach between the Obama administration and House Republicans. And those two stark approaches to governing goes to the type of society we want to be: one that protects the needy or one that protects the greedy. Read the complete article
As long as most of us can remember, Black communities have taught and believed that a college education is the key to social and economic advancement. But according to a new research and policy brief by Brandeis University scholars, that long-held belief is only one of several factors affecting Black America’s ability to build wealth. Read the complete article
What did 9/11 mean to us? How much do those memories still affect us in our everyday lives? Are we still holding on to those memories and using them to paint all Muslims as potential terrorists? When Muslims commit atrocities we have no hesitation in calling those acts terrorism. So why do we use completely different language when non-Muslim Americans commit those same atrocities. Read the complete article
If you negotiated a debt settlement in 2012 on the balance of your credit card account, you may surprised to find that you owe taxes on the debt that has been forgiven. The IRS views forgiven debt of $600 or more as taxable income and expects you to pay taxes on that amount. Read the complete article
In today’s still-struggling economy, many consumers find themselves short on cash. When consumers seek a credit remedy, one particular lender is likely to bring more problems than solutions: companies that make car title loans. Read the complete article
Is the Voting Rights Act out of date? What are the issues today? Michel Martin, host of NPR’s “Tell Me More” interviewed law professor Spencer Overton and the Heritage Foundation's Hans Von Spakovsky. Read the complete article
It is the government’s responsibility to deal with Hanford before its citizens suffer considerable environmental, health, and economic damage. Washingtons budget cuts threaten progress. Read the complete article
Since we have begun a “national dialogue” about violence and bullying, we better be sure to look at our own behaviors first. Read the complete article
